Lucy Mae Rix Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of Lucy Mae Rix's teaching certificates from Sam Houston Normal Institue, her SHNI Transcipt of Record, and photographs of her elementary classes and Delta Kappa Gamma society members.
Dates
- 1915 - 1918
Conditions Governing Use
The materials represented in this finding aid have been made available for research, teaching and private use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these items without prior permission on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies.
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Biographical / Historical
Lucy Mae Rix was born on November 7, 1900, to Frank Nesbit Rix and Mary Amanda Huckaby.
She attended Sam Houston Normal Institute from 1915 - 1918, receiving six certificates focusing on first and second-grade instruction. On August 12, 1918, Rix received her Teachers Permanent Certificate for the State of Texas. Rix taught elementary in Brenham and Austin, Texas.
Lucy Mae Rix was 95 when she died on March 30, 1995. She is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society for women educators.
Extent
1 boxes (Grey legal box.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Located in the University Archives, Newton Gresham Library, room 400.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
James Patton donated these items to the University Archives in 2003.
- Title
- Lucy Mae Rix
- Author
- KN
- Date
- 6/02/2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- James Patton donated materials to the University Archives in 2003.
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository